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Early life

Hurley was born 10 June 1965 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, the younger daughter of Angela Mary (née Titt) and Roy Leonard Hurley.[9] Her Irish father was a Major in the British Army; her Anglicanmother was a teacher at Kempshott Infant School.[9] She has an older sister, Kate, and a younger brother, Michael James Hurley.[10] Hurley was educated at local schools including Kempshott Infant School, Kempshott Junior School, and the Harriet Costello School. Aspiring to be a dancer as a young girl, she took ballet classes and later briefly studied dance and theatre at the London Studio Centre.[11] While in her teens, she became involved with punk fashion, dying her hair pink and piercing her nose.[7] "When I was 16 – this was about 1981, 1982 – the thing to be in Basingstoke, the suburb I grew up in, was punk," she explained.[12] She also reportedly associated with the New Age Travellers in her youth.[13]

Career

Hurley started working as an actress in the late 1980s and became a model in 1995 During the 2000s, she worked as a reality television presenter in Britain.

Fashion

In 1995, with no prior modeling experience, Hurley was introduced as an Estée Lauder spokesmodel.[5][7] She later recounted, "I was far from an ingénue, having had my first modeling job at 29."[5] Hurley has since featured in ads for Lauder's 'Pleasures', 'Beautiful', 'Dazzling', 'Tuscany per Donna', and 'Sensuous' fragrances as well as participated in campaigns for the company's other cosmetics.[14] She was replaced as the face of Estée Lauder by Carolyn Murphy in 2001. However, she continues to work with the company non-exclusively, signing a contract for the 16th year with Lauder in 2010.[6] In 2005, she modeled for Saloni, Liverpool Department Stores of Mexico, and Lancel. She was part of the seasonal advertising campaigns for Jordache, Shiatzy Chen, Got Milk?, Patrick Cox, MQ Clothiers of Sweden, and Lancel in 2006 and Monsoon in 2007. In 2008, Hurley was unveiled as the seasonal campaign face for Blackglama mink.] In 2009, she appeared in a campaign for Rosato jewelry.

In April 2005, Elizabeth Hurley Beach, her beachwear line that she also models every summer, was launched at Harrods in the UK. It debuted later that year in select Saks Fifth Avenue stores in the United States and other European countries.[15] She told Tatler magazine, "I was on Necker Island for a fashion shoot and even as [Richard Branson] was lying back in a hammock, he was on the phone, doing deals, managing his empire. But then I thought I am never going to have even a holiday home, let alone an island, unless I start a business that I can do without disrupting Damian's school days."[16] In May 2008, Hurley designed and modeled a capsule collection of 12 swimsuits for the Spanish clothes brand MANGO.[17]
Hurley has appeared three times on the cover of British Vogue.[18] She is signed to the Independent Modeling Agency in London.

Television

In the late 1980s, Hurley portrayed the title character in a five-part television drama, Christabel. After appearing in John Cleese's The Human Face (2001), she hosted the inaugural season of the British reality series Project Catwalk on Sky1 in 2006. The show drew tepid ratings with only 1% of its target audience tuning into the first few episodes.[22] Hurley was almost universally criticised as a presenter. Marcelle D'Argy Smith, a former editor of Cosmopolitan magazine, called her "witheringly boring" and added: "Liz Hurley has no fashion experience whatsoever. She wore a dress and has appeared at premieres."[22]GQ 's Dylan Jones defended her as someone "immersed in the fashion world as a celebrity."[22] Hurley was ridiculed by critics for her "aspirational Basingstoke-gone-jetset accent and dead fish stare,"[22] while also being described as "the not-nice-but-dim host."[22] She was dropped after one season because her bosses reportedly believed she was too wooden.[23] It was later revealed that Hurley had asked contestants to send her free clothes off the record.[24] Hurley will guest star in the series pilot of NBC's Wonder Woman as the villain Veronica Cale, potentially recurring.[25]

Personal life

Hurley was a struggling actress in 1987, when she met Hugh Grant while working on a Spanish production called Remando Al Viento. While dating Hurley,[7] Grant gained international notoriety for soliciting the services of a female prostitute in 1995. Hurley stood by him and accompanied Grant to the premiere of his movie Nine Months.[7] After 13 years together, Hurley and Grant announced an "amicable" split in May 2000.[33] According to The Guardian,[2] Hurley was "then known as 'Hugh Grant's girlfriend,' now known as 'Hugh Grant's former girlfriend,'" due to the high-profile nature of their relationship.[34]

On 4 April 2002, Hurley gave birth to a son, Damian Charles Hurley.[35] The baby's father, Steve Bing, denied paternity by alleging that he and Hurley had a brief, non-exclusive relationship in 2001.[36] A DNA test, however, established Bing as the child's father.[37] Hurley is godmother to Patsy Kensit's son Lennon and two of David Beckham and Victoria Beckham's sons (Brooklyn and Romeo).[38]

Arun Nayar

In late 2002, Hurley started dating Indian textile heir Arun Nayar, who has run a small software company since 1998.[39] On 2 March 2007, Hurley and Nayar married at Sudeley Castle and then had a second traditional Hindu wedding at Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur, India.[40] The Indian celebrations included a sangeet at Nagaur Fort[41][42] and a reception at Mehrangarh Fort.[43] The wedding ceremonies, photos of which were sold to Hello! magazine for a reported £2 million,[44] were attended by numerous celebrities, including Elton John, who gave Hurley away.[45] Hurley, whose net worth was estimated at £13 million in 2003,[46] resided on a 400-acre (1.6 km2) organic farm in Barnsley, Gloucestershire, with her son and husband.[47][48]

On 12 December 2010, following press reports linking her romantically with Australian cricketer Shane Warne,[49][50] Hurley announced via her Twitter account that she and her husband Arun had separated several months earlier.[51] Hurley filed for divorce on 2 April 2011, citing Nayar's "unreasonable behaviour" as the cause.[52] The divorce was granted on 15 June 2011.[53]
Hurley is a supporter of the Conservative Party, and attended their 2010 fundraising ball.[54]